Nora Garcia v. PCL Construction Inc.

Summary

A California state court jury has awarded just over $3.7 million to a high school principal alleging she suffered serious wrist and knee injuries after tripping over uneven concrete on school grounds.

The Los Angeles County jury returned their verdict in favor of plaintiff Nora Garcia, who worked as a special education assistant principal at Orange High School, on August 13 following a six-day trial. The jury assigned 65 percent liability to defendant contractor PCL Construction, 20 percent to non-party Orange Unified School District, 10 percent to subcontractor Knowland Construction Services and five percent to Garcia herself.